Re: Wondering if I got virus file

From: Wanderer (wanderer_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/26/03 

Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 23:33:20 +0800

What a relief! So I guess I better change it to pain text otherwise I feel
uneasy seeing a paper clip notice on mails where I didn't send any files.
I wonder what when is it appropriate to use html format on email.

Thanks a lot.

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:elIEIADtDHA.3236@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You don't have a virus and yes the attachment could be due to sending HTML
rather Plain
> Text via email.
>
> You will want to set send to News Groups as Plain Text and choose if you
want HTML or Plain
> Text for email.
>
> Personally I use Pegasus Mail and always use rich text in email.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> "Wanderer" <wanderer@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23xVLX8CtDHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> | I've 2 questions that I've recently noticed on OE.
> |
> | When I sent an email I saw a paper clip on the side even though I didn't
> | send a file. On viewing it I saw that file name as ATT00449.htm
284bytes.
> | When I click on it, what appeared is my own mail but seems to be pasted
on
> | Internet Explorer because the tool bars I see are similar to IE. I
don't
> | remember noticing files being created when I send emails before. How
can I
> | prevent this from happening and how did it happen in the first place?
> | Another thing I noticed is that it seems the file name isn't fixed.
When I
> | tried to view it again it changed to ATT0050 etc.
> |
> | 2nd Question is somehow connected to the first. I thought there must
have
> | been some configuration problem so I went to Tools, Options, Send and
below
> | there's an item about sending mail by HTML or Plain Text. It's now
checked
> | on HTML. Is that the reason why the incident above happend?
> |
> | Can someone help? I'm a bit paranoid wondering if there's a virus that
> | makes this happen.
> |
> | Thanks.
> |
> |
> |
>
>

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